Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-05

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granting pensisns 20 their Wido9s. he
proposed 10 make . precedent In hehalf
of the volunteef srmv of the United
States lApplaase.l Hespoks The esn-
timests Of the people be represented.
MAison. Of Indiana. believed that In
the granting Of large pensions there vas
danger to The Amesiosn people and the
Amerioan Government.
Tue motion to suspend the rules and
psss the bill vas lost-yeas Is, nays il2
net the necessary tWo thirds In the
affirmative.
WAHHTNeroS. March al MIR.
Blounf. Of Gso-gia, reported q further
disagreement of the conference con-
mittse on the Post 0fics Appropriation
bin.
Bingham. Of Pennsylvania. moved
that the House recsde from l,s dis
agreement 10 TIE Senate amendment
relative 10 the compensation for The
carrying Of foFeisn mails to Se7th aud
Central America. known a. The subsidv
amendment. Lost, yeas 9e. uAva ISL.
A further conferences vas ordered.
Tucker. Of Virginia, from the Com
uittee on Jndiciary. sabmitted q report
upon the resolution requiring that con-
mittee 30 inquire whether the treaty
which involves the rate Of duty 10 he
imposed on auv imported article can be
valid or binding without the concur
renee Of the House sf Representatives.
The report Ia very volumin0ns. treat
ing ON the legal and constitutional fea-
lures Of the question and recommend
ing the adoption Of the following resO-
lutians:
Firss-That the President. BY and
with the advice and consent Of the Sen-
ate. cannot negotiate . treatv which
shall be binding on the United States,
whereby duties on imports are 10 Be
regulated. either By imposing or remit
ting them. increasing or decreasing
them, without the sanetion Of an act Of
Congress; and that the extension Of
time for the operation Of the original
treaty With the Govarnment Of the Ha-
waiian Islands will not be binding on
the United States without the like sane
ton provided for IN the original treaty
whish Was given hy an act OF Congress.
the President is respectfully requested
to withhold final action upon the pro-
possd couvention and 10 oondaet its
hnal ratiaostion upen the sanotioD OF
an act OF Congress Ia regard 10 the
duties upon The articles 70 be imported
from the Hswaiiaa Islands.
The report and Fesolutions were laid
over and ordered printed.
At 4:S0 a. n. the House engaged in the
Of miscellaneous basinesa
awaiting the preparation OF the confer
enee report on the Legislative Appro-
pFiation bill.
AZ soon as the report Is submitted Il
will be acted upon and probably q short
recess will be taken.
Tue Naval Appropriation bill a.
agreed 10 in conferences has been passed.
leaving still Enacted upon, the Leaisla
tive. Postofice, District OF Columbia
and Deficiency hills.
At5a. NJ. Struble, Of Iowa, called 10
she veto message Of the President on
lhe Senate bill for the erection OF pub
lic building at Sioux City, Iowa.
The Honse refused. yeas. 107; nays, ~,
10 pass the hill over the veto.
Herbert, Of North Carolina, from she
Of Conference, reported on
The Naval Appropriation bill.
After some debate, In the course OF
which Bouselle. Of Maine. criticised the
action of the Oommittse on Naval AZ
fairs for their failure 10 make aBy ap
propriation for the completion Of the
oruisers Atlantic. Boston and Chicago,
the report was agreed 20.
The conference report on the bill reg.
Mating the removal of causes from
State and Federal Courts was suh-
mitted by Oulberson, Of Texas and
agreed TO.
Nelson, Of Minnesota, moved 10 sus-
pend the rules and pass the bill grant
ING TO the Clark's Fork 4 Cock City
Railroad Company the right Of way
through the Grow Reservation, in Mon
tsna. Agreed 10, and the bill was
passed.
At 5 o'clock this morning the effects
OF the sixteen hour session was visiele
in the appearances Of the remnants OF
documents and reports. The atmes
phere in the House was very impure and
oppressive aud was we'll impreRaaled
With tobacco smoke, aotwithssandinR
ihs repeated appeals Of the Speaker TO
the members requesting them to Oh
serve the rule which prohibits smoking
on the floor.
A few inmates after s. BIount. Of
Georgia, announced that tbs Conference
Committee on the Post Ofiiee Appro-
bill had reached an agreement
by the recession of the Senate con-
ferrees from the subsidy amendment.
The report was agreed 10, thus dispos-
ing Of the bill.
The Legislative bill came from the
Senate about o'cleck AID it vas ex
planned that the point Of diderenoe Te-
naming between the Houses was the
item for secretaries for the Senators.
Holman moved that the House rscsde
frcm lie disagIeemsnt to the Senatorial
amendment, which motion received q
majority vote. but Taulhee made the
point Of no quorum, which consumed
the time until 7s30, when bis opposition
vas withdrawn aud the motion vas de-
olared carried, thas passing the Legisla-
tive Appropriation bill.
Although tbs Deficiency bill had not
reached the House yet, on motion o.
Lsng, Of Massachusetts,, the Senate
amendments to the bill we're non con
Cured In and the Speaker was author
ixsd 70 appoint q conference committee.
Reed, ol Maine tHatch. Of Missouri
being In the chair offered the follow
ing resolution, which vas ad0pte d
unanimously by q standing vote:
Rssolred. That the thanks Of this
Honsa 10 hereby rendered 20 Hon. John
q OarIiaie, Speaker, for the courtesy.
ability and fairness with which be has
presided over the deliberations Of the
Forty ninth Congress.
Forney, of Alabama, from the Com
mittoe OF confsEenoe on the Fortihea-
ti0ns bill, reported . oOntinaed dis
agreement.
Randall, Of Pennsylvania, stated
that the senate bill involved the az
ponditare Of e40,00o.000. While the
House bill, which Q majority Of the
House osnfeFrees was willing 20 adopt.
appropriated e17,000.0O0. He 0bsaiasd
leave 10 have the two measures printed
IN the Record In order that the country
might Judge between them
ButtsrgoFth, OF Ohis, regretted that
Congress must adiourn withoat taking
any step forward IL the direction 81
providing coast defen0ea. The faiiure
10 agree vas attributed 10 the delay In
the ooEferFses e0ming together.
Rse6, Of Maine, characterised the
position Of the House coBfefrees, De
olaFtnQ that Il meant the manafasiatefs
OF iron Rans and not OF stsal gHas.
B1ttsFvoFfh replied that this vas en.
tirely q mistake. TIE Ho1se confsgrsta
had Rgreed to the appropriations foI
steel guns, and declared tnaFe vas NOT
a rord az sruth ia what the Gentleman